A member of England's T20 World Cup-winning squad, Hales is riding on a crest of an incredible wave of form since his return to national duty after a three-year hiatus.
The head coach expressed happiness over the forward's performance while crediting his success to the training Rashford undertook for it and also rued the striker's chance to get a hat trick in the game.
England came out all guns blazing in the second half and found the back of the net through Manchester United star Rashford in the 50th minute of tyhe game. The forward delivered a perfect freekick as he managed to get past the Wales goalkeeper with the perfect trajectory on the ball.
The English team enjoyed great possession but were unable to find the back of the net with several changes gone begging. Wales never really found their stride as they sat back in their half with England mounting pressure on them.
Australian skipper Pat Cummins said that his side is extremely excited about the opportunity they will be receiving in the next few months to play some of the best teams in the world in their Test summer, that could also give them an opportunity to play the final of the ICC World Test Champi
Hales, who has only just returned to the England set-up in recent months, said that he did not think a comeback was possible, but was only too happy. England, with Hales in the squad, recently won the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia.